Read Zechariah 9.9-17
While God may be referred to as king in late prophetic literature (Zeph 3.14-15), a human king reviving the Davidic dynasty may be intended here (Jer 23.5-6; Hag 2.20-23).
The Davidic king from the tribe of Judah referred to in Gen 49.10-11 is pictured with a donkey, the traditional transportation for gods and kings in antiquity.
In verse 10 Ephraim is a name for the northern kingdom of Israel (Hos 5.5).
International peace is a typical element in visions of the future (Mic 4.3-4).
In verse 11 the exilic prophet Second Isaiah also combines God's remembrance of the covenant with God's liberation of the exiles (Isa 42.6-7).
In verse 13 Greece (Heb., "Javan") is one of the lands to which Judeans were exiled
(Isa 66.18-20; Joel 3.6).
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